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Posted August 28, '12 7:36pm UTC

I bought many toys for my computers over the years and I don't include the computers (9) and laptops (3).

I made a list of my favorite ones.

1- ADVC 100 by Canopus
http://dv411.com/canopusadvc100.html#specs

I bought it to digitize my VHS movies to DVD.
The version I have was purchased on the Internet and it has a button to disable the Macrovison (crap used to prevent making copies). I even used to record movies or shows from Hulu by connecting my two computers and recording on the 2nd one.
That was a great device. I still have the original box and accessories.

2- Fusion HDTV 3 QAM gold from Dvico
http://www.dvico.com/products_mul_hd3.html

I used it to capture HD videos from cable over the air.
I had a great time with this toy!

3- ION Turntable
http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/ttusb

I bought it to digitize my vinyls via USB on my computer.
It comes with a free editing software to help remove scratches, pops, clicks and background noise.

4 - HD PVR by Hauppauge
http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html

Even better than my ADVC 100! It can record HDTV straight to my computer and the quality is amazing! My favorite toy so far!

5 - WD Live TV Hub
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=570

I can watch TV online, play games, watch my own videos, play my music, look at pictures, etc.

Here's my next gadget I want to buy!
http://www.audioquest.com/usb_digital_analog_converter/dragonfly-dac

Okay that's it! What's your favorite computer toy?

I bought many toys for my computers over the years and I don't include the computers (9) and laptops (3).\r\n\r\nI made a list of my favorite ones.\r\n\r\n1- ADVC 100 by Canopus\r\n[url=http://dv411.com/canopusadvc100.html#specs]http://dv411.com/canopusadvc100.html#specs[/url]\r\n\r\nI bought it to digitize my VHS movies to DVD.\r\nThe version I have was purchased on the Internet and it has a button to disable the Macrovison (crap used to prevent making copies). I even used to record movies or shows from Hulu by connecting my two computers and recording on the 2nd one.\r\nThat was a great device. I still have the original box and accessories.\r\n\r\n2- Fusion HDTV 3 QAM gold from Dvico\r\n[url=http://www.dvico.com/products_mul_hd3.html]http://www.dvico.com/products_mul_hd3.html[/url]\r\n\r\nI used it to capture HD videos from cable over the air.\r\nI had a great time with this toy!\r\n\r\n3- ION Turntable\r\n[url=http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/ttusb]http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/ttusb[/url]\r\n\r\nI bought it to digitize my vinyls via USB on my computer.\r\nIt comes with a free editing software to help remove scratches, pops, clicks and background noise.\r\n\r\n4 - HD PVR by Hauppauge\r\n[url=http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html]http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr.html[/url]\r\n\r\nEven better than my ADVC 100! It can record HDTV straight to my computer and the quality is amazing! My favorite toy so far!\r\n\r\n5 - WD Live TV Hub\r\n[url=http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=570]http://wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=570[/url]\r\n\r\nI can watch TV online, play games, watch my own videos, play my music, look at pictures, etc.\r\n\r\nHere's my next gadget I want to buy!\r\n[url=http://www.audioquest.com/usb_digital_analog_converter/dragonfly-dac]http://www.audioquest.com/usb_digital_analog_converter/dragonfly-dac[/url]\r\n\r\nOkay that's it! What's your favorite computer toy?

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Posted August 10, '13 12:22am UTC

Just got my new speakers! I'll let them run with my internet radio for 8 or 10 hours to break them in.
I won't know before a week if I like the quality or not.

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Posted August 11, '13 7:15am UTC

Wow, the Creative Gigaworks T-40 and the Behringer UCA 202 DAC together sound amazing!
I've been playing some music non-stop since I got them to break them in and tonight I went to play a Crush The Castle 2 Players Pack game and while listening to the intro music, I could actually hear more details! I like the music even more now!

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Posted August 15, '13 5:38pm UTC

Well I tried your suggestion SSTG. This is what I got.

I clicked on all the things I don't get any properties. But I think when I start up my computer there's a button that has it. I'll go try and find it.

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Posted August 15, '13 5:42pm UTC

Ok I found it.
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 CPU 6600@2.40 GHz
2 GB Ram
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 LE

I'm not sure if that's good or not...?

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Posted August 15, '13 5:54pm UTC

I'm not sure if that's good or not...?

That depends, if you only play AG games you should get by with it.
Also if you remove all the useless animated things, blinking cursor, etc, your computer will be a little faster. More ram would be better though.
Think of RAM as the room where you work and the hard drive as the storage room. If your working area is 1 x 1 meter, you have a hard time moving around but if it's 10 x 10 meters, you have plenty of room to move and add furniture.

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Posted August 16, '13 3:49am UTC

It also depends on how much free space you have on your computer. I used to use a laptop with a 3rd gen Intel Atom processor, 4GB of ram, and 2Gz. Now this sounds decent but there was only 40GB of free storage which made it run very slow. If you regularly play games on your PC, make sure that you have at least 120 gigs(possibly less) of free space.

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Posted September 15, '13 12:23am UTC

Here's a BIG BOY gadget I just heard about! xD
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/09/with-30-tuners-and-30-tb-of-storage-snapstream-make-tivos-look-like-toys/

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Posted September 15, '13 6:24pm UTC

Why isn't it updated on the Tavern page? It says last post was on August 15.
Am I invisible or something?

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SSTG

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Posted October 11, '13 7:26pm UTC

Come on people, don't let this thread die!

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Posted October 11, '13 8:56pm UTC

My latest gadget is the iPhone 5S. It's my first iPhone actually, and I'm very happy with it. You can see my pictures from it on our Twitter page.

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Posted November 4, '13 11:03pm UTC

I got me this for early Christmas.
CMTSBT100
to replace my beloved and now dead Phillips MC50 Micro Sysytem .

I'm breaking in the speakers right now so I don't have any comments about it except that it looks great.

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Posted November 4, '13 11:12pm UTC

Oops, I gave the wrong model, it was the MC70 .
I liked it so much except for the 3 cd changer (never cared for that feature) and the tape player (never used it).
Noticed that the Sony one has 1 CD only which I think will be more durable.
If I don't like the speakers I'll use my sig=AFQjCNFiZqGMyueIjyOHYgpX_x1Egt1Jcg&ust=1383692998342124">Mission 750Le instead.

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Posted November 4, '13 11:20pm UTC

Sorry, wrong model again (what's wrong with me!). They're so old that the sticker on the back has fallen off. It's the Mission 760i.

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Posted November 5, '13 8:51pm UTC

Okay, I connected my Mission 760i to my Sony CMTSBT100 CD player and after listening to 4 CDs I'm convinced I made a good choice!
The quality is great and since I'm good with audio editing, my compilations sound almost perfect, especially for that price!

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Posted December 21, '13 3:09am UTC

I'm not sure if it fits in my thread but man, this is cool!
http://www.wired.com/design/2013/12/a-tiny-speaker-made-out-of-paper/

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